The Global Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Market is projected to
reach USD 18.99 billion by 2022 from an estimated USD 14.99 billion in
2017, at a CAGR of 4.8% between 2017 and 2022.

Major applications in the MTBE market are gasoline and others. Others
include high purity isobutene and medical intermediates. Gasoline is the
largest application of MTBE, in terms of value. MTBE has been used in
gasoline since 1979 due to environmental and health concerns.

The use of MTBE as gasoline additive mainly started with the replacement
of metallic additives, such as lead and Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese
Tricarbonyl (MMT). The significant volume of MTBE consumption in
gasoline is driving the demand for MTBE in the gasoline application.
Rapidly increasing vehicle fleets especially in emerging economies and
increasing urbanization is driving the demand for MTBE in the gasoline
segment.

SABIC is the world's largest producer of MTBE, and has a production
capacity of 3200 KT per annum. In the fiscal year 2016, the company
generated total sales of USD 35.40 billion.

The company has been producing MTBE since 1987 and has been producing
MTBE through the TBA and fluid liquid cracker processes. The MTBE
produced by the company is mainly used for gasoline blending. The
company has adopted the acquisitions strategy to increase its market
share around the globe. It supplies MTBE to various regions, such as
Europe, Americas, Asia, and MEA.